putting us on the side of the animals, which is why he makes films himself. so, in his movie "bears," yes, it's true, not all the animals are wild -- they got there that day by truck, essentially. >> yeah, yes. >> reporter: and it's true there was a trainer offscreen in this scene telling the animals what to do. >> they are trained through being fed, rewarded with m&ms and food. >> but you do end up really liking bears, caring about them. the same thing with the wolves. some argue using captive animals actually spares truly wild animals the trauma, disruption and danger that comes with human contact. chris palmer concedes that point. chris, i get the feeling that you are torn about this, that there is -- there is an argument to be made that for the greater good, you can tell a little lie here and there in a movie. >> yes, yeah. i think you could make the argument that this is okay, because the film is going to do a lot of good. it's going to promote c conservati conservation. animals won't really be harmed. we won't really be disturbing wild animals. maybe it